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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1970
Page
2
The excerpt outlines a birthday reading for October 19 borns highlighting persuasive power, memory for design, talent in arts and public speaking, and potential careers in teaching politics law or the arts. It then shifts to daily hints for October 20 covering each zodiac sign with brief guidance on behavior and priorities.
The Aiken Standard, established 1867, publishes afternoons except Saturdays and Sundays from 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina. It carries AP and United Press International dispatches with rights reserved and notes correction policy for advertisements. Subscription rates are listed for carrier and mail plans.
In Columbia AP reports measles cases exceed 600 in 1970 with four deaths this year. Dr. Donald H. Robinson notes about 180000 children still need shots as mass programs continue since 1967. Deaths include a Lancaster infant and a Greenville child. encephalitis followed measles in the latter case.
The United Citizens Party of South Carolina asks a federal court in Columbia to force the Election Commission to include its two candidates on the November ballot. Thomas Broadwater for governor and Rev. Julius McTeer for lieutenant governor face objections due to late petitions and missed party-convention deadlines.
The 101st South Carolina State Fair opened after a Sunday preview drew 15,000 to 20,000 visitors. David Eisenhower appeared to support Albert Watson’s campaign, with officials projecting attendance near 500,000 over six days. The event runs through Saturday, with senior citizens and school days scheduled, and notes progress toward broader access and a looming football finale.
State and local taxes rose to a record 82.7 billion in 1969 as Commerce Clearing House cites a 13.2 percent climb from 1968. Sales taxes hit 15.1 billion, property taxes 33.5 billion, motor fuel taxes 5.9 billion, and vehicle licenses 2.9 billion.
A 47 foot shrimp trawler Lorraine was torn in two and found wrecked off Georgetown South Carolina. Captain James H. Oliver and a crewman named Mr Hobbs are missing after leaving the harbor at 3 am Friday. Divers and air searches continued as rough seas hampered effort.
The 1970 federal voting rights law faced the Supreme Court in a case testing Congress versus states. The government defends the 18 year old vote, literacy test ban, abolition of long residence rules, and absentee ballots, citing potential 10 million new voters. States Oregon Texas Arizona Idaho challenge parts of the act, with a decision expected within months.
Saigon reports 2400 AID employees in Vietnam as of June 1970 with many on loan from other agencies. The program aims to stabilize economy, boost production, and aid refugees while noting over 100 casualties. Education, industry, and ports show gains including higher enrollments, 18 million textbooks, and 1000 factories. The Open Arms program has reached 135000 defectors.
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